GAYTHEIST premier new tracks via Exclaim.ca and Metal Underground

Anticipation is getting hot and heavy for the May 21st release of Gaytheist’s brand new album Hold Me…But Not So Tight, and the press of the world is only fanning the flames. This week, Exclaim! premiered the track “Spread ‘Em” from the new album, calling it an “all-out assault” that fits “somewhere between the melodically minded metal of Torche and sludge gods the Melvins.”

As well, Metal Underground brought the track “Wisdom of the Asshole” to the world, pointing out the band’s “energetic heaviness” and also talking up the interview that the site did with Gaytheist’s own Jason Rivera.

Things are only going to get hotter in the world of Gaytheist as they have a bunch of record release shows scheduled here in the NW, including a show with the ever-amazing Red Fang in the band’s hometown of Portland. Check out the dates below and then let us know if you want to hear the full album or want to premiere another track from this incredible record.

Summer Festivals: June 19th-22nd – Calgary, Alberta – Sled Island Festival July 27th – Seattle, WA – Capitol Hill Block Party Gaytheist recorded Hold Me…But Not So Tight in a whirlwind session earlier this year at Interlace Audio with Stealth Beats producer Stephan Hawkes. Don’t let the brevity of their efforts give the impression that the album will sound rushed and half-assed. Rather, it’s a testament to the tight musicianship between front man and guitarist Jason Rivera and his crack rhythm section Nickolis Parks (drums) and Tim Hoff (bass). Gaytheist is as lean and mean as ever on these 12 songs.

“Your mom, your daddy, and that one person you like from the grocery store? They’re all gaytheists. Oh, and you are too for that matter.” -Vice Magazine

“Armed with a rumbling low end, spasming drums, concrete slabs of guitar and darkly hysterical lyrics expressing a general disdain for humanity, the group has actually been cattle-prodding the underbelly of the local music scene.” -Willamette Week

“Jason Rivera might be the most sharply dressed man ever to front a band capable of leveling a city block.” -The Portland Mercury

“They are the musical version of Shark Week, a super predator hidden by deceptively calm waters.” -About.com Guide